Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46B.027. Compensation Of Experts; Reimbursement Of Facilities

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Art. 46B.027. COMPENSATION OF EXPERTS;  REIMBURSEMENT OF 
FACILITIES.  (a) For any appointment under this chapter, the county 
in which the indictment was returned or information was filed shall 
pay for services described by Articles 46B.021(a)(1) and (2).  If 
those services are provided by an expert who is an employee of the 
local mental health authority or local mental retardation 
authority, the county shall pay the authority for the services.
	(b)  The county in which the indictment was returned or 
information was filed shall reimburse a facility that accepts a 
defendant for examination under this chapter for expenses incurred 
that are determined by the department to be reasonably necessary 
and incidental to the proper examination of the defendant.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.             

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